The Three Kingdoms of the Lu family

Now that he had decided to exchange Yuxi with Cao Cao for the family members of the Bingzhou Army, Lu Yi ordered someone to call Xia Houde the next day.

Since Xia Houde joined the Bingzhou Army, although he didn't make much contribution, he fought for Lu Yi after all, and now he is still a lieutenant general.

When he learned that Lu Yi was going to summon him, Xia Houde hurriedly put down his military affairs, came to the prefect's mansion, and directly entered the meeting hall, where Lu Yi was waiting.Seeing Xia Houde coming, he smiled gently, pointed to the seat next to him and said, "Sit down!"

Xia Houde was not polite either, he just sat down, cupped his hands and said: "General Lu, I don't know what you want me to do?"

Lu Yi smiled slightly, and asked in a deep voice: "Little General Xiahou, do you still remember our agreement?"

"Naturally, I know that when I make enough contributions, I can leave the Bingzhou Army freely!" Xia Houde replied in a deep voice, already having a bad premonition in his heart, he hesitated: "Is General Lu going to let me go now?"

"That's right!" Lu Yi nodded and looked at Xia Houde with a smile, "Since you came to our army, you have made great contributions in every battle, so I decided to appoint you as an envoy to return to our army. Xuchang, bring a letter to Cao Cao! Congratulations, Xia Houde, you are finally free!"

"Yes, I am free!"

Xiahoude repeated Lu Yi's words indifferently. Originally, he should feel happy, but when Lu Yi decided to let him go, Xiahoude suddenly felt a little bit reluctant. [

However, Lu Yi didn't care what Xiahoude was thinking. He thought that Xiahoude just got the news suddenly and was still in shock, so he continued: "I decided to send envoys tomorrow, and you will return to Xuchang with them. Alright, you Go down and pack your things!"

"Thank you, General Lu!" Xia Houde finally recovered from his strange reluctance, forced a smile on Lu Yi, then got up, and walked out of the prefect's mansion with a little dejection.

Lu Yi also looked at Xia Houde's disappearing back with some doubts, and suddenly a strange thought arose in his heart, this guy, he must not be used to being in the Bingzhou Army, right?

But he didn't dare to keep Xiahoude any longer. After all, he had to show some sincerity if he wanted Cao Cao to release him, and releasing Xiahoude was his sincerity. ,

After dealing with Xia Houde's matter, Lu Yi was about to get up and return to the backyard when suddenly, another rush of footsteps came from outside the door.

Immediately, Lu Yi saw Jia Xu and Liu Ye coming hand in hand, and saluted Lu Yi.

"Two military advisers, don't tell me what happened in Hanzhong again!" Seeing Jia Xu and Liu Ye, Lu Yi couldn't help but make a small joke.

When Jia Xu heard this, she immediately smiled, glanced at Liu Ye, and said in a deep voice, "My lord, in fact, there is really an important matter that Zi Yang needs to report to you!"

"Oh, Ziyang has something to say, but it's okay to say it!" Lu Yi smiled and looked at Liu Ye and said.

Liu Ye didn't say anything, just took out a blueprint from his long sleeves, handed it to Lu Yi and said, "My lord, please have a look!"

Lu Yi opened it up and took a look.It turned out to be a blueprint of a catapult car, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his heart. In history, didn't Liu Ye invent the thunderbolt car?

Could this be the blueprint of the thunderbolt car?Lu Yi was overjoyed, and looked up and down with the blueprint. This is a rare treasure. In the era without artillery, the thunderbolt chariot was equivalent to the original stone cannon!It is definitely a sharp weapon for siege!

"Zi Yang, did you invent this?" Lu Yi picked up the blueprint, flipped it over several times, and asked excitedly.

Liu Ye nodded, his eyes were also very excited, and he said in a deep voice: "My lord, this is a thunderbolt car I improved based on the principle of the catapult car. Last time I saw Wen He offering advice on the dirt hills outside the camp. Recently, I have been Thinking about the solution again, and then I remembered this kind of catapult, I wonder if the lord would like to try to make one?"

Hearing that it was really a thunderbolt car, Lu Yi immediately became more excited, shook his head and said: "Try it and you don't need it, I believe Ziyang, this car is very suitable for me, I will order people to make it as soon as possible, thinking it will be a weapon for attacking the city! "[

Seeing that Lu Yi believed in him so much, Liu Ye immediately showed a grateful look in his eyes, and stood aside respectfully, and then let Jia Xu go forward.

Jia Xu's eyes immediately became darker, and he said in a deep voice: "My lord, although Zhang Lu's remnant party has been wiped out almost, there are still many fish that escaped the net, especially Xicheng and other places, far away from Nanzheng, surrounded by mountains and blocking water. , we haven’t been able to station troops there yet, this may be a hidden danger!”

"West City?"

Lu Yi's expression became a bit serious. Xicheng is too far away from Hanzhong. After Zhang Lu's death, although Xicheng quickly surrendered, the distance was too far, and he was busy dealing with Zhang Ren's Yizhou soldiers. The range that can be controlled is also limited to the plains of Hanzhong.

However, Xicheng, a remote area backed by mountains and rivers, has not yet formed effective control, and has always been guarded by Zhang Lu's old troops who surrendered.

This is a hidden danger!Especially Xicheng is still close to Shangyong, which is Liu Biao's territory, and he is at odds with Liu Biao. If Liu Biao takes the opportunity to attack Xicheng, he who is far away in Nanzheng is really beyond his reach.

"According to Wenhe's opinion, what should I do now?" Lu Yi asked in a deep voice.

Jia Xu smiled, stroked his beard and said, "Where is General Gan, don't you still have five thousand sailors? In the west city, although the mountain road is difficult, it is still easy to go down the Han River. What the lord is going to do now, It is to build a large boat, so that General Gan's navy can control the upper reaches of the Han River as soon as possible, so as not to be taken advantage of by Jingzhou!"

After hearing Jia Xu's words, Lu Yi's eyes lit up.

Indeed, almost all of Gan Ning's subordinates are navy troops, and they are also the elite of Jiangxia. Although Hanzhong has no chance of water warfare, but going down the Han River is Xicheng and Shangyong!

These two places, both relying on the Han River, are the best places to train the navy, especially the location of Shangyong, which connects Bashu, Jingzhou, and Nanyang, and is a strategically important place.

At the beginning, Hanzhong County was even a large county including Shangyong and other places!Now that Lu Yi has become the prefect of Hanzhong, he will naturally not be satisfied with just occupying a few counties in Hanzhong.

Only when Shangyong and other places are included in it, can he be the real prefect of Hanzhong!

Thinking of this, Lu Yi didn't hesitate any longer, and immediately ordered someone to call Gan Ning Su Fei over.

"My lord, the general has something to report!" Gan Ning yelled loudly as soon as he arrived, "My lord, the general requests that a water fortress be built near the Han River to train the navy!"

Su Fei also clasped his fists and explained: "Master, although we don't need the water army now, if we practice it all the time, the soldiers will be slack, and the soldiers will be slack. When the water battle is really needed, it will be dangerous!"

Hearing Gan Ning's words, Lu Yi was taken aback for a moment, and then burst out laughing. Jia Xu and Liu Ye were also stunned for a while, and then they were all smiles.

Gan Ning was inexplicably laughed at, looked at Lu Yi and said, "My lord, but the general said something wrong, why are you laughing?"

Su Fei was also a little apprehensive, and looked at Lu Yi nervously when he heard the words.

This made Lu Yi secretly amused again, he hurriedly told about Jia Xu's remonstrance just now that he wanted to build a boat by himself, and finally said with a smile: "I didn't expect Wenhe's strategy to coincide with Xingba's! That being the case, I will leave it to the two of you to build the boat!"

"Thank you my lord!"

Gan Ning and Su Fei were both surprised and delighted, and hurriedly saluted Lu Yi, happily went down to gather everyone to prepare to build a warship, and Lu Yi did not stop it, anyway, as long as there is Gan Ning in the navy, he can rest assured very.

After finishing his official duties and seeing that there was nothing wrong, Lu Yi went back to the backyard to accompany Zhen Mi.It was not until noon the next day that Lu Yi came out of the prefect's mansion to see Xia Houde off.

In addition to Xia Houde, he also sent Wang Kai as an envoy with a letter to accompany Xia Houde!

"General Lu, take care!"

On the official road, Xia Houde rode his horse and spear, bowed his hands and said goodbye to Lu Yi with a complicated expression.

"Little General Xiahou, take care too!" Lu Yice stepped forward immediately, grabbed Xiahoude's arm, and solemnly asked: "I hope you will remember that we have fought side by side. When you return to Xuchang, give me a good regard for all aunts. We must let them return to Hanzhong safely!"

"Don't worry, general! The general will try his best to protect the families of the generals!" Xia Houde nodded solemnly. He raised his head and looked at the wolf flag fluttering in the wind in the distance. Deep in his eyes, there was a trace of reluctance.

In the end, he sighed and left slowly with his chariot and horses.Lu Yi, on the other hand, led the generals, silently watching Xia Houde's journey, and then sighed softly...